Agenda and minutes

Agenda and minutes

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Items
No. Item

105.

Chairman's Announcements and Communications

To receive any announcements from the Chairman and any matters of communication.

 

Minutes:

The Chairman advised that the order of business would not be varied.

 

The Chairman advised that agenda item No. 10, 4 Burgess Way, Henlow had been withdrawn as the Ward Member had removed the request for the item to be considered by this Committee. Determination of the application would be delegated to Officers.

 

The Chairman advised of the procedure for each planning item to be considered at this meeting.

106.

Minutes

To approve as a correct record, the minutes of the meeting of the Development Management Committee held on 6 December 2017 (copy to follow).

 

Minutes:

 

RESOLVED

 

That approval of the Minutes of the meeting of the Development Management Committee held on 6 December 2017 be deferred until the next meeting.

 

 

107.

Members' Interests

To receive from Members any declarations of interest including membership of any Parish/Town Council consulted upon during the planning application process and the way in which a Member cast his/her vote.

 

Minutes:

 

(a)

Personal Interests:-

Member

Item

Nature of Interest

Present or Absent during discussion

Cllr Dixon

6 & 7

Know Consultant very well

 

Absent

Cllrs Young, Dixon, Dalgarno, Clark, Collins & Ghent.

8

In capacity as Executive Members.

 

Absent

(b)

Personal and Prejudicial Interests:-

Member

Item

Nature of Interest

Present or Absent during discussion

 

Cllr Blair

6, 7 & 8

Know Public Speakers.

Present

 

 

 

 

 

(c)

Prior Local Council Consideration of Applications

Member

Item

Parish/Town Council

Vote Cast

Cllr Blair

6, 7 & 8

Ampthill Town Council.

None

 

108.

Planning Enforcement Cases Where Formal Action Has Been Taken pdf icon PDF 48 KB

To consider the report of the Director of Regeneration and Business which provides a monthly update of planning enforcement cases where action has been taken.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Chairman advised Members to raise any issues they might have with regard to planning enforcement cases with the Planning Enforcement and Appeals Team Leader.

 

109.

Planning Application No. CB/17/00981/OUT (Ampthill) pdf icon PDF 66 KB

 

Address:       Land north of Clophill Road, Maulden, MK45 2AE                   

 

Outline Application:  Erection of 21 dwellings with estate road.

 

Applicant:     Mrs Cowell and Mrs Donnelly

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Chairman advised that he had received a request for a motion to be submitted and that he had subsequently agreed to the request.

 

The Executive Member for Regeneration referred to the Pre Submission version of the Local Plan which was due to be released today, which Members of this Committee had not yet viewed.

 

The Executive Member for Regeneration referred to the fact that submissions detailed in this version of the Local Plan included Maulden and surrounding areas and felt that on the basis of those submissions it would be unwise to consider both this planning application and Agenda 7, Planning application No CB/17/01156/OUT, Land East on No.13 Clophill Road, Maulden, Beds, MK45 2AQ as any decision taken on these items could contradict the proposals contained within the Pre Submission version of the Local Plan. 

 

The Executive Member apologised to Members of the public who had registered to speak on both this item and Planning Application No. CB/17/00981/OUT.

 

The Executive Member for Regeneration moved deferral of this item and Planning Application No. CB/17/01156/OUT for one cycle.

 

The motion to defer Planning application No. CB/17/00981/OUT and CB/17/01156/OUT was seconded.

 

A Member asked for further clarity on determining this application in light of the Pre Submission stage of the Local Plan.

 

The Executive Member referred to the number of significant planning applications in and around Maulden and again reiterated that without taking into account the pre submission comments that it would not be appropriate to determine at this stage and wait for the publication of the Pre Submission Local Plan to be made available.

 

RESOLVED

 

That Planning Application No. CB/17/00981/OUT relating to Land North of Clophill Road, Maulden be deferred for one cycle

 

Upon being put to the vote all 11 Members voted in favour of deferment and 1 Member abstained.

 

 

 

110.

Planning Application No. CB/17/01156/OUT (Ampthill) pdf icon PDF 83 KB

 

Address:       Land east of no. 13 Clophill Road, Maulden, Bedford, MK45 2AQ

 

Outline Application: Residential development on land north of Clophill Road, Maulden including other associated works.

 

Applicant:     Aldbury Homes

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Committee considered the motion as detailed by the Executive Member for Regenration at Planning application  No.CB/17/0098/OUT.

 

RESOLVED

 

That Planning Application No. CB/17/01156/OUT relating to Land East of No. 13 Clophill Road, Maulden be deferred for one cycle.

 

Upon being put to the vote all 11 Members voted in favour of the application being deferred and 1 Member abstained.

 

 

111.

Planning Application No. CB/17/04939/VOC (Ampthill) pdf icon PDF 37 KB

 

Address:       9 Silsoe Road, Maulden, Bedford, MK45 2AX

 

Variation or removal of condition 6 of planning permission CB/16/05823/OUT. The condition is requested to be removed or restricted to 1.5 storeys with rooms in the roof with and agreed maximum ridge height.

 

Applicant:     Mr Jamieson

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Committee considered a report regarding Planning Application No. CB/17/04939/VOC seeking removal of condition 6 of planning permission CB/16/05823/OUT.  The condition 1 requested to be removed or restricted to 1.5 storeys with rooms in the roof with and agreed maximum ridge height.

 

In advance of consideration of the application the Committee’s attention was drawn to additional comments as set out in the Late Sheet.

 

In advance of the application the Committee received representations from Maulden Parish Council.

 

The Ward representative spoke about concerns on the roof height being greater than 1.5 storeys and how this would impact on the property when marketed for sale.

 

The Ward Representative asked for clarity of previous concerns relating to the height of the house and sought assurance that this been dealt with under the reserved matter process of the application.

 

A Member spoke about how the application was maximising land use.

 

 

RESOLVED

 

That Planning Application No. CB/17/04939/VOC relating to 9 Silsoe Road, Maulden be approved  as set out in the Schedule attached to these Minutes.

 

Upon being put to the vote 5 Members voted for approval, 1 voted against and 1 abstained.

 

 

 

 

 

112.

Planning Application No. CB/17/04783/FULL (Biggleswade North) pdf icon PDF 124 KB

 

Address:       1 St Johns Street, Biggleswade, SG18 0BT

 

Subdivision of annexe from main house to create a separate dwelling.

 

Applicant:     Ms H Turner

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Committee considered a report regarding Planning Application No. CB/17/04783/FULL a full application seeking approval of a sub division of an annexe from the main house to create a separate dwelling at 1 St Johns Street, Biggleswade, Beds, SG180BT.

 

The agent for the application spoke in favour of the application.

 

The Ward Representative spoke in favour of the application.  She referred to the site visit that she had undertaken with the Committee and the demand that there is for this type of dwelling.  She spoke about the car parking spaces on site.

 

The Case Officer drew the Committee’s attention to an error contained within paragraph 3.1 of the report and deleted reference to 40 square metres, which should have read 48 square metres.

 

The Committee considered the application and in summary discussed the following:

 

·         The demand for ground floor dwellings.

·         Design Guide regulations and how this application did in fact meet requirements.

·         Garden space and associated land.

 

The Committee sought clarity that Biggleswade Town Council objected to the application.

 

It was moved and seconded that the application be approved on the grounds of the overall balancing exercise required, the identified harm and conflict with the Development Plan would be outweighed by the benefits of the scheme.

 

Upon being put to the vote 6 Members voted in favour of the proposed amended recommendation, 5 voted against and 2 abstained.

 

RESOLVED

 

That Planning Application No. CB/17/04783/FULL relating to  1 St Johns Street, Biggleswade be approved.  In the overall balancing exercise required, the identified harm and conflict with the Development Plan would be outweighed by the benefits of the scheme.

 

 

113.

Planning Application No. CB/17/05259/FULL (Arlesey) pdf icon PDF 77 KB

 

Address:       4 Burgess Way, Henlow, SG16 6AX

 

Two storey front and rear extension. Single storey side extension.

 

Applicant:     Mrs L Sorrell

Additional documents:

Minutes:

 

RESOLVED

 

That Planning Application No. CB/17/05259/FULL relating to 4 Burgess Way, Henlow be  withdrawn.

 

 

 

114.

Late Sheet pdf icon PDF 115 KB

 

To receive and note, prior to considering the planning applications contained in the schedules above, any additional information detailed in the Late Sheet to be circulated on 2 January 2018.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

 

In advance of consideration of the following Planning Applications the Committee received a Late Sheet advising it of additional consultation/publicity responses, comments and proposed additional/amended conditions.  A copy of the Late Sheet is attached as an Appendix to these Minutes.

 

During consideration of some of the Applications the Committee received representations from members of the public in accordance with the Public Participation Procedure as set out in Annex 3 of Part A4 of the Constitution.

115.

Site Inspection Appointment(s)

 

Under the provisions of the Members Planning Code of Good Practice, Members are requested to note that the next Development Management Committee will be held on 31 January 2018 and the Site Inspections will be undertaken on 29 January 2018.

 

 

Minutes:

NOTED

 

That the next meeting of the Development Management Committee will be held on 31 January 2018.

 

 

RESOLVED

 

That all Members and Substitute Members along with the relevant ward representatives be invited to conduct site inspections on 29 January 2018.